He was born in Evansville on Dec. 17, 1989, to Richard and Helen Pearson Posey. He was a 2008 honors graduate of Henderson County High School and 2011 honors graduate of Henderson Community College with a degree in agriculture. He was employed by Posey Farms. A member of Presbyterian Church of Henderson, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing golf with his father.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Henry Addison Posey; his maternal grandmother, Anne Campbell Pearson; his grandfather, John Judson Pearson; his great-grandmother, Lorene Tapp; his great-grandfather, Shirley Tapp; and an uncle, Darrell Addison Posey.

Survivors include his parents, Richard and Helen Pearson Posey of Corydon; his grandmother, Pearl Posey of Corydon; two sisters, Leslie Rideout and her husband, Ty, and Katherine Posey and her husband, Ben Skinner, all of Henderson; two aunts, Peggy Pearson and Shirley Wathen; a niece, nephew and cousins also survive.

Services will be at 7 p.m. today at Tomblinson Funeral Home Henderson Chapel. The Rev. John Guthrie will officiate.

Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Henderson County Public Library.